Local News Archives

ITD breakup limits expanded

March 11, 2020 11:11 AM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department has added another road to its previously ordered speed limit reductions.…

Idaho license plates good for 10 years under new law

March 11, 2020 9:52 AM Associated Press

Idaho motorists will have three additional years before having to replace a vehicle’s physical license plates.…

Man killed in Idaho Falls

March 10, 2020 11:59 PM Curtis Jackson

Police are investigating a possible homicide on Higbee and 17th Street in Idaho Falls.…

Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Idaho

March 10, 2020 10:59 PM Associated Press

Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in…

Bingham Healthcare opens new urgent care center

March 10, 2020 10:54 PM News Team

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Pocatello Tuesday for 1st Choice Urgent…

Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Idaho

March 10, 2020 9:25 PM Associated Press

Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in…

Stabbing suspect in custody, faces attempted murder charge

March 10, 2020 1:37 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in the 2100 block of Twin Pines Lane.…

How is COVID-19 expected to impact tourism in Idaho?

March 10, 2020 5:00 PM Jilliana Colina

With COVID-19 cases continuing to grow around the world, the Idaho Travel Council is coming up ways to combat its impact.…

ISU names College of Education Dean

March 10, 2020 3:55 PM News Team

After a national search that began last fall, Idaho State University has named Jean McGivney-Burelle as the university’s new dean of the College of…

Chief deputy running for Clark County Sheriff

March 10, 2020 3:40 PM News Team

Clark County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Clements announced Tuesday he will be a candidate for Sheriff this…

Idaho voters head to polls for presidential primary picks

March 10, 2020 3:12 PM Associated Press

Idaho voters on Tuesday will pick Democratic, Republican and Constitutional party candidates to represent them in the November general…

3 Idaho Falls people suspected in LA murder and other drug crimes

March 10, 2020 3:10 PM News Team

Three Idaho Falls residents are suspected in a multi-state crime spree, including an Los Angeles…

INL scientist recognized as a Woman of the Year

March 10, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory scientist Dawn Scates is among 50 women selected by the Idaho Business Review for its 2020 Women of the Year Awards.…

Jefferson County woman pleads guilty to insurance fraud

March 10, 2020 12:25 PM News Team

A Jefferson County woman has pleaded guilty to charges of insurance…

What it takes to secure a $1 million bond

March 9, 2020 6:16 PM Jilliana Colina

“If coming up with a million dollar bond isn’t hard enough, the real challenge is that you need to collateralize it and you have to do that for the…

Yellowstone biologists spot first bear of 2020

March 9, 2020 5:21 PM News Team

The first confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park of 2020 occurred on…

Police seek help finding money and cards stolen from funeral

March 9, 2020 3:58 PM News Team

The Preston Police Department is seeking help from anyone who might have been at a funeral at the Church house near 200 N and 200 W in Preston on…

Police release new photo of missing Ammon man

March 8, 2020 10:11 PM News Team

The Bonneville County has released a photo of 70-year-old Arthur Pupedis leaving his residential facility on March 1.…

School funding levies on local ballots Tuesday

March 9, 2020 4:51 PM News Team

In addition to the Presidential preference primaries of the Republican, Democratic, and Constitution Parties, voters will be deciding a number of…

Idaho Falls plans water line repair

March 9, 2020 4:26 PM News Team

People who live or work in the 1200 block of West Broadway can expect some inconvenience, but no loss of water service,Tuesday as Idaho Falls crews…

1 hospitalized after crash involving snowplow and SUV

March 9, 2020 4:25 PM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash involving a snowplow and SUV on State Highway 34 near milepost 107, north of Soda Springs Monday…

Southeast Idaho has low risk for floods this season

March 9, 2020 4:47 PM Emma Iannacone

As the temperatures rise, so does the risk for potential…

Coronavirus has spring breakers rethinking vacation plans

March 9, 2020 5:31 PM Ariel Schroeder

Many of us with travel plans for spring break may be rethinking your…

Wyoming Health Department urges COVID-19 precautions

March 9, 2020 3:53 PM News Team

Coronavirus risk is low in Wyoming right now, but the state’s top epidemiologist said that may…

Idaho Falls Rep to face primary challenge

March 9, 2020 3:06 PM News Team

Idaho Falls mental health professional Marco Erickson announced Monday he will challenge incumbent Representative Bryan Zollinger for his house seat…

1970s rock band, The Sweet, to perform in Pocatello this summer

March 9, 2020 2:56 PM Emma Iannacone

The latest announcement in the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre summer concert series is sure to rock some socks…

House OKs bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits

March 9, 2020 2:49 PM Associated Press

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the Senate on…

Snow King comment deadline extended

March 9, 2020 2:46 PM News Team

The public will have an extra 15 days to comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Snow King Mountain Resort.…

Idaho Patient Act is sent to the Governor

March 9, 2020 2:29 PM News Team

The Idaho Patient Act, HB 515, is on its way to the Governor’s…

Ammon mayor cheers sales tax formula

March 9, 2020 2:26 PM News Team

On a 30-4 vote, the Idaho Senate has approved a bill sponsors say will more fairly redistribute sales tax revenues to…

Idaho Senate committee advances affirmative action ban

March 9, 2020 12:49 PM Associated Press

A Senate panel has approved a measure banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education.…

Idaho seeks to ban transgender women, girls from competition

March 9, 2020 12:48 PM Associated Press

Idaho is moving closer to banning transgender girls and women from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges…

Coronavirus tests become available in eastern Idaho

March 9, 2020 11:53 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health advises that commercial testing for the COVID-19 virus is now available in our…

WATCH: Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail reduced to $1 million

March 6, 2020 1:38 PM News Team, Associated Press

Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail was reduced during her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Madison County Court House in Rexburg.…

ICCU buys vacant Pocatello lot, can’t say what for yet

March 12, 2020 4:41 PM Emma Iannacone

New life is coming to a Pocatello lot that has been vacant for six…

Regional geography bee canceled

March 9, 2020 9:30 AM News Team

The National Geographic GeoBee has decided to cancel the in-person level GeoBee scheduled March 27. …

Idaho gas prices up as oil market rocks

March 9, 2020 9:06 AM News Team

Ahead of an international oil market meltdown this week, Idaho gas prices rose 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week. …

Manwaring to seek legislative seat

March 9, 2020 9:02 AM News Team

Republican Dustin Manwaring has announced he will attempt to reclaim his District 29 House seat in the May primary. …

Temporary speed limit begins Monday for East Idaho roads

March 9, 2020 5:43 AM News Team

EAST IDAHO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Recent winter storms and fluctuating temperatures have caused potholes to develop along roadways in Eastern Idaho.…

blackhawk bbq pit truck serves customers

Scorched local food truck back in business this week

March 8, 2020 3:03 PM Emma Iannacone

The popular Blackhawk BBQ Pit food truck is preparing for it’s reopening after an accident shut down…

Power poles inexplicably catch fire, cause outage for 700 people

March 8, 2020 12:10 PM Emma Iannacone

More than 700 people were without power on Saturday night after two power poles inexplicably caught…

North Fremont win back to back state championships

March 7, 2020 11:29 PM Adrian Luevano

North Fremont defended their state title by knocking off West Side…

Grace Lutheran packs 40k meals in record time

March 7, 2020 4:31 PM News Team

Grace Lutheran High School set aside two hours on both Friday and Saturday to pack 40,000 meals for the Idaho Foodbank.…

‘This is the time to get this taken care of’: Pocatello group cleans up trail garbage

March 7, 2020 4:19 PM News Team

A Pocatello group is working to clean the garbage off trails around…

Can Lori Vallow Daybell afford bail?

March 7, 2020 1:37 AM Jilliana Colina

The Idaho Falls Bail Bond company Lori’s attorneys are working with told us there are some obstacles in Vallow’s way.…

Missing diary from 1956 returned to its original owner

March 6, 2020 6:20 PM News Team

Goodwill stores have been known to hold hidden gems, even in the Gem State.…

Rigby wins big against Lake City to advance in 5A consolation tournament

March 6, 2020 9:47 PM News Team

NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Rigby defeated Lake City in the consolation bracket and are headed to the consolation championship game. Britten Berrett…

40,000 meals for the food bank: Grace Lutheran hosts Meals of Hope event

March 6, 2020 9:01 PM News Team

Grace Lutheran High School is working to send 40,000 meals to the Idaho…

Jefferson County Prosecutor seeks second term

March 6, 2020 5:35 PM News Team

Jefferson County Prosecutor Paul Gary Butikofer is seeking a second term as prosecutor.…

Idaho Controller: Scammers stole roughly $500,000 from state

March 6, 2020 4:58 PM Associated Press

The FBI is investigating after hackers stole as much as half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state…

Plant Facilities Levy up for vote on Tuesday

March 6, 2020 4:43 PM News Team

A big decision is set to be made in Pocatello and Chubbuck…

Idaho insurance carriers to cover COVID-19 cost-sharing

March 6, 2020 4:28 PM News Team

The Idaho Association of Health Plans says its members have agreed to cover cost-sharing for Coronavirus Testing in cooperation with Governor Brad…

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes review COVID-19 response

March 6, 2020 4:08 PM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are asking community members to take responsibility for their own precautions, as the Tribes work to minimize the risk of…

Water supply forecasts released

March 6, 2020 3:36 PM News Team

Although numerous cloudless nights brought cold temperatures, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says February brought below-normal…

ITD sets “breakup” speed limits

March 6, 2020 2:14 PM News Team

In an effort to avoid additional pothole damage, the Idaho Transportation Department is ordering reduced speed limits on several eastern Idaho…

Reward offered for information regarding bull elk shot and left to waste

March 6, 2020 11:44 AM News Team

Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports a bull elk was shot twice approximately 30 yards off of the Dingle Pond road, in Dingle in Bear Lake County…

Former Idaho Falls woman sentenced for insurance fraud

March 6, 2020 11:35 AM News Team

A former Bonneville County woman was sentenced Thursday for insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden…

Rehabilitated eagle released to the wild

March 6, 2020 11:36 AM News Team

Experts at the Teton Raptor Center released a rehabilitated Bald Eagle back into the wild Friday. …

Legislature approves Governor’s COVID-19 funding request

March 6, 2020 11:07 AM News Team

The Joint Finance Appropriations Committee Friday approved Governor Brad Little’s request for a $2 million emergency…

Bingham Health Care orders patient screening protocol

March 6, 2020 11:01 AM News Team

Bingham Healthcare in Blackfoot is monitoring developments in the COVID-19 health emergency. …

Wyoming Tourism and Jackson officials monitor COVID-19

March 6, 2020 10:48 AM News Team

Jackson and the Wyoming Office of Tourism are taking steps to help assure visitors during the coronavirus…

ISU Health Fair draws hundreds

March 6, 2020 9:26 AM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho State University students are serving the public for all their health needs. Continuing a 30-year tradition, the…

East Idaho prepares for potential coronavirus spread

March 5, 2020 8:15 PM News Team

Coronavirus cases are on the rise and people around east Idaho are taking steps to prepare.…

Lori Vallow steps off the plane at Boise Airport.

WATCH: Lori Vallow is back in Rexburg

March 5, 2020 3:22 PM News Team

Lori Vallow is back in Idaho after making her final court appearance in…

Details released on Sunday’s crashes involving nearly 100 vehicles

March 5, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Troopers have learned roughly 30 vehicles collided on the westbound side of Interstate 80 around milepost 184…

Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to House

March 5, 2020 3:43 PM Associated Press

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on…

Teen pleads not guilty to killing 12-year-old nephew

March 5, 2020 12:57 PM Associated Press

A 14-year-old Montana boy has pleaded not guilty to beating and torturing his 12-year-old nephew to death in West Yellowstone.…

Red Cross to honor Hansen family

March 5, 2020 11:36 AM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- The Red Cross Real Heroes award luncheon celebrates people who have saved a life. Those being honored are from many…

Pocatello native files for Bannock County Prosecutor

March 5, 2020 11:51 AM News Team

Pocatello native Jeff Nye has filed for Bannock County…

FBI, Rexburg Police seek images in missing Rexburg children’s case

March 5, 2020 11:42 AM News Team

The FBI and the Rexburg Police Department are asking that visitors who were at Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 8, 2019, submit any photos and…

Idaho visitors will see big hike in hunting, fishing fees

March 5, 2020 11:11 AM Associated Press

Gov. Brad Little signed legislation that significantly increases what it will cost nonresidents to hunt deer and elk in…

Rigby man arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child

March 5, 2020 10:38 AM News Team

Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigators arrested a Rigby man on Wednesday for sexual exploitation of a…

Tax confusion costing some to owe hundreds back to the state, what you need to know

March 5, 2020 10:57 AM News Team

If you have already filed your taxes and received your returns, you may have been shocked. For some Idaho taxpayers, the state withheld much less…

Idaho governor signs ‘Choose Life’ license plate into law

March 5, 2020 10:15 AM Associated Press

Idaho residents will be able to display their opposition to abortion on their license plates under a bill signed into law by Gov. Brad…

Man arrested on aggravated assault charges

March 5, 2020 10:00 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a residence on Chokecherry Lane in the Irwin area to a report of a disturbance Tuesday around…

Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

March 5, 2020 9:46 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s presidential primary on Tuesday could give an indication of the political leanings of all the newcomers to the state.…

Southeast Idaho fish stocking planned

March 5, 2020 9:19 AM News Team

The Southeast Idaho Region Idaho Fish and Game Department plans to stock 21,000 fish in regional waterways this…

EIRMC orders controlled entry to protect staff/patients

March 5, 2020 8:29 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center orders “controlled entry” as a safety…

Rolling for a good cause: Wheelchair basketball exhibition fundraises for the disabled

March 4, 2020 10:34 PM News Team

A wheelchair basketball exhibition game was held at Elwell Gym on Wednesday as a fundraiser for the Franklin County Medical Center’s (FCMC)…

Bannock County firefighter’s fight to raise money for cancer research

March 4, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Coronavirus fears are forcing a national cancer research fundraiser to take a step back.…

Idaho Falls Mayor prepares city for coronavirus

March 4, 2020 5:17 PM Ariel Schroeder

We can find even more defenses against the coronavirus beyond our hospitals and pharmacies.…

Grandmother of missing JJ Vallow will see Lori Vallow for the first time in more than a year on Friday

March 4, 2020 5:36 PM Jilliana Colina

“We’ll see how I feel when I see her, I don’t know, I have no idea. I don’t know if I’ll feel anger or anything,” Woodcock…

Former coroner/firefighter seeks Bonneville County Commission seat

March 4, 2020 4:44 PM News Team

Former Bonneville County Coroner Jon Walker has announced he will seek election to the County Commission Seat…

ISU Health Fair planned Thursday

March 4, 2020 4:32 PM News Team

The 30th annual ISU Community Health Fair is underway…

Voters to decide on Idaho legislative districts freeze

March 4, 2020 4:29 PM Associated Press

A Constitutional amendment freezing the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 will go before voters in…

Team USA athlete protests transgender bill at Idaho rally

March 4, 2020 4:11 PM Associated Press

A transgender athlete who competes for Team USA is calling Idaho’s proposal to ban transgender females from competing against other women…

Panel OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

March 4, 2020 2:54 PM Associated Press

An Idaho Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and rein in predatory medical debt…

Downturn in sage grouse numbers catch attention

March 4, 2020 2:53 PM News Team

A recent decline in local Sage Grouse in the Jackson Hole area has pushed wildlife and land managers to consider new strategies to reverse the trend.…